As many as 29 companies had signed memorandums of understanding with the Odisha government for the establishment of industries. But some of them have now turned to Chhattisgarh, said Patnaik.

He said barrages have been constructed by the Chhattisgarh government on the Mahanadi river to supply water to these projects.

The Congress has also called for a six-hour ‘Chaka bandh’ from 6 a.m. on June 4 in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack against the fuel price hike.

“We request the people of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack not to use their vehicles on June 4 from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. as a mark of protest against the unprecedented rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG by the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre,” said the OPCC president.